英国文学-John_Bunyan_&_The_Pilgirm's_Progress

• born in the little village of Elstow, near Bedford, in 1628 • the son of a poor tinker(焊锅匠)
• became a soldier in the Parliamentary army(议会军）.
• His wife made the real reformation began in his life by giving him two books .
The Plain Man’s Pathway to Heaven(凡人通向天堂 之路) The Practice of Piety (虔 诚之习惯)
• 12 years imprisonment for violated the law established by the authorited church
• Help, Christian's rescuer from the
Slough of Despond.
• Demas, a deceiver, who beckons to
pilgrims at the Hill Lucre to come and join in the supposed silver mining going on in it. the "King's Highway" by way of the "crooked lane" that comes from his native country, called "Conceit."
• 2. The Pilgrim’s Progress is a religious allegory. • 3. its characters impress the reader like real persons. • 4. The traveler’s name is Christian, and he represents every Christian in human world.
• Ignorance, "a brisk young lad", who joins
Places in The Pilgrim's Progress
• City of Destruction, Christian's home,
representative of the world
• Mount Sinai, a frightening mountain near the
Superstition Pickthank拍马 Badman恶人 Malice怨恨
Doubting Castle 怀疑城堡 the Vanity Fair the Slough of Despond the City of Destruction
毁灭城 绝望泥潭 名利场
Analysis: The Pilgrim’s Progress
Influence
“Vanity Fair” is a remarkable passage. It is an epitome（缩影） of the English society after the Restoration.
• John Bunyan’s masterpiece. • It is the greatest English allegory. • The predominant metaphor“ life as a journey” is simple and
Introduction to The Pilgrim’s Progress
3. The Life and Death of Mr. Badman 《恶人先生的生平和死亡》 《贝德曼先生的一生》 4.The Holy War 《神圣战争》
Allegory
• story which teaches a lesson because the people and places in it stand for abstract concepts • it central device is the personification of abstract entities such as vice, state of mind ,mode of life or types of characters • it may be employed in any literary form
John Bunyan(1628—1688)
Outline
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• John Bunyan
Literary works Story Analysis Influence
• The Pilgram’s Progress
Biographical information of John Bunyan
Village of Morality that threatens all who would go there.
• Wicket Gate, the entry point of the straight
and narrow way to the Celestial City. Pilgrims are required to enter the way by way of the Wicket Gate.
The story
The leading role escape from his homeland to heaven.
Christians embarked on a hard and courageous journey to seek salvation
Main Characters
• CHRISTIAN, whose name was Graceless at some time before, the protagonist in the First Part, whose journey to the Celestial City is the plot of the story. • EVANGELIST, the religious man who puts Christian on the path to the Celestial City. He also shows Christian a book, which readers assume to be the Bible. • FAITHFUL, Christian's friend from the City of Destruction, who is also going on pilgrimage. • HOPEFUL, the resident of Vanity Fair, who takes Faithful's place as Christian's fellow traveller.
Analysis: The Pilgrim’s Progress
具有寓意性质的人名 具有寓意性质的地名
Flestial City
天国城
Judge Hate-good
恨善法官
the Delectable Mountains
快乐山
Envy
对当时 社会现 实生活 作了相 当广泛 的批判 性描述
Literary works John Bunyan: a Puritan poet
1. Grace Abounding to the Chief of Sinner 《罪人受恩记》《功德无量》 2. Pilgrim’s Progress (masterpiece) 《天路历程》
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Summary
• The greatest prose writer in 17th century • Masterpiece: The pilgrim’s progress
• Search for spiritual salvation and religious persecution of puritans in 17th century • “vanity fair” is the best-known passages in The pilgrim’s progress
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Symbolism
is pridominent
feature in The Pilgrim’s Progress.
People the pilgrim Life the landship of the pilgrim’s progress The progress of Christian’s persuition for solvation mankind get rid of the world’s axiety,problems,persuit for beatful and permenant future.
• Gaius's inn, a rest stop in the Second Part • Vanity and Vanity Fair, a city through which the King's Highway passes and the yearlong fair that is held there. • The Land of Beulah, a lush garden area just this side of the River of Death. • The River of Death, the dreadful river that surrounds Mount Zion, deeper or shallower depending on the faith of the one traversing it. • The Celestial City, the "Desired Country" of pilgrims, the dwelling place of the "Lord of the Hill",